Figurative Language and Sound Devices

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What structure is poetry written in?

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Lines & stanzas.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds in poetry.

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Define "rhyme."

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The repetition of an ending sound.

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What does the term "symbol" mean in literature?

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Anything that stands for something else.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as."

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.